function playMyVideos() { playLAUNCHVideo('', '', '', 'p/m.xml'); }
	
	
	function playVideo( iVideoID, args )
	{
		var	playUrl		= getVideoServerDoamin() + "/player/default.asp?";
		var queryString = "";
		var destURL = "";
		
		queryString+= "vid=" + iVideoID + "&";
		queryString+= "cid=" + common_playvideos_clientID + "&";
		
		if(args)
		{
			if(args.rdPath)
			{
				var rdPath = args.rdPath.match(/(^\/)?(.*)/)[2];
				if(!/.*\*$/.test(rdPath))
				{
					if(!/.*\/$/.test(rdPath)) rdPath += "/";
					rdPath+="*";
				}
				playUrl = "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/" + rdPath + playUrl;
			}
			
			if(args.show)
				queryString+= "sx=" + args.show + "&";
			else
				if(isNaN(iVideoID)) return false;
				
			if(args.skin)	queryString+= "ps=" + args.skin + "&";
			if(args.splash) queryString+= "fs=" + args.splash + "&";
			
			if(args.destURL) destURL = args.destURL;
			
		}
		
		playUrl+=queryString;
		
		var videoWin = window.open(playUrl, "videoPlayerWindow", 'WIDTH=' + common_playvideos_width + ',HEIGHT=' + common_playvideos_height);
		common_popup_checkForNewWindow(videoWin, destURL, common_playvideos_getPopupErrorUrl() + queryString);
	}

	
	function getVideoServerDoamin()
	{
		if( typeof(YMusic_Domains) == "undefined" || typeof(YMusic_Domains.mv) == "undefined")
		{
			var prefix = document.location.host.match(/(\w{2})\.(?:(?:music)|(?:launch))/i);
			return "http://launchtoday." + ( (prefix != null)? (prefix[1]+"."):'' ) + "launch.yahoo.com";
		}
		else
		{
			return YMusic_Domains.mv
		}
	}
	
	
	function playLAUNCHVideo( videoID, bandwidth, vo, showPath, playerSkin, forceSplash, clientID, sPopupCheckerURL ) {
		if(isNaN(videoID)) return false;
		sPopupCheckerURL	= ( typeof(sPopupCheckerURL) == undefined )? '':sPopupCheckerURL;
		showPath			= ( typeof(showPath) == undefined )? '':showPath;
		playerSkin			= ( typeof(playerSkin) == undefined )? '':playerSkin;
		forceSplash			= ( typeof(forceSplash) == undefined )? '':forceSplash;
		bandwidth			= ( typeof(bandwidth) == undefined )? '':bandwidth;
		vo					= ( typeof(vo) == undefined )? '':vo;
		
		playVideos( videoID, sPopupCheckerURL, showPath, playerSkin, forceSplash, bandwidth, vo );
	}
	
	function playVideos( iVideoID, sPopupCheckerURL, sVideoShow, iSkinID, bForceSplash, iBandwidth, sVO, sRD ) {

		var targetWindow = ( common_playvideos_isBlank(self.name) ) ? common_playvideos_targetWindow : self.name;
		self.name = targetWindow;
	
	// filtering
		if ( !isNaN( iVideoID ) ) common_playvideos_videoID = iVideoID;
		if ( !common_playvideos_isBlank( sVideoShow ) ) common_playvideos_show = sVideoShow;
		if ( !isNaN( iSkinID ) ) common_playvideos_skinID = iSkinID;
		if ( !isNaN( bForceSplash ) ) common_playvideos_forceSplash = bForceSplash;
		if ( isNaN( iBandwidth ) ) iBandwidth = '';
		if ( common_playvideos_isBlank( sVO ) ) sVO = '';
		if ( common_playvideos_isBlank( sPopupCheckerURL ) ) sPopupCheckerURL = common_playvideos_default_redirect_path;
				
	// build param list
		var params = 'cid=' + common_playvideos_clientID + '&vid=' + common_playvideos_videoID + '&sx=' + common_playvideos_show + '&ps=' + common_playvideos_skinID + '&bw=' + iBandwidth + '&fs=' + common_playvideos_forceSplash + '&tw=' + targetWindow + '&vo=' + sVO;
		//sPopupCheckerURL is the redirect - really need to pass this in
		params += "&redirectURL=" + escape(sPopupCheckerURL);
		
		if( (typeof(eventID) != 'undefined') && (eventID!="") ) params+= "&evid=" + eventID;
		
		var sPlayerURL = ( ( !common_playvideos_isBlank( sRD ) ) ? sRD : '') + common_playvideos_player_path + '?' + params;
	//open player	
		var videoWin = window.open( sPlayerURL , 'videoPlayerWindow', 'WIDTH=690,HEIGHT=520');
		common_popup_checkForNewWindow(videoWin, sPopupCheckerURL, common_playvideos_getPopupErrorUrl() + params);
	}
	
	function common_playvideos_isBlank( what )		{ return (typeof what == 'undefined' || what == null || what == 'undefined' || what == ''); }
	function common_playvideos_getPopupErrorUrl()	{ return common_playvideos_popup_error_path + '?showtext=Y&'; };